"As per the statement of Dr. Anil Damor (PW-2), no injury was found on the hand of the deceased as stated by Jetabai (PW-3) in
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"Section 31 does not postulate anything further to be done by the Collector. After giving his opinion under Section 31, the duties and powers of the Collector
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"It is trite law that a person who was living along with a woman according her the status of wife in public, is more than sufficient
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"It defies ordinary human reason and logic that an individual allegedly hounded out of service by threats would actively cooperate with the administrative machinery to
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"The provisions contained in the substituted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 confer status of coparcener on the daughter born before or after amendment,
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"An enjoyment survey captures nothing more than the fact of physical occupation on the land at the time it is conducted. It does not purport to
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"A representative suit under Order I Rule 8 presupposes a community of interest among the persons represented... It would be wholly inappropriate to a proceeding where
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"The statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Act of 1988 would come into play only after the initial demand is proved by the prosecution
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"What is contemplated by Section 19(1)(c) of the Act of 1988 is the grant of sanction by an authority competent to remove the concerned public
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"Normal prudence demands that when any person gives confession, particularly, in a extra judicial confession, their signature should be obtained. However, the signature of the
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"The evidence on record clearly establishes that the deceased died due to electrocution because of the negligence of the staff of the defendants." Andhra Pradesh High Court,
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"Spot where a lighter vehicle is found lying on a site map post-accident cannot be assumed to be the spot where the collision occurred, nor
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"Under Order XLI Rule 27(1)(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, an Appellate Court is empowered to take additional evidence on record if it
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"Sub-section (3) of Section 73 mandates that if there is short levy or a short payment of tax, then if prior to notice issued, the
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"Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC, being an order rendered at the threshold without any adjudication on the merits after trial,
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"Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC cannot curtail or extinguish the independent statutory obligation cast upon the Police under Section 154
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"... since the recoverable amount is less than 20 lakhs, the respondent No. 1 could not have proceeded against the petitioners under the SARFAESI Act."
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"An erroneous decree cannot be equated with a decree which is a nullity, which alone would render the decree inexecutable." Madras High Court in a
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"The imposition of tax liability at the quarterly rates after the vehicle ceased to be used on the road or kept for use, as contemplated under
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"A sale with a condition of retransfer is not a mortgage since the relationship of debtor and creditor does not exist and there is no
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"An enjoyment survey captures nothing more than the fact of physical occupation on the land at the time it is conducted. It does not purport to
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"A representative suit under Order I Rule 8 presupposes a community of interest among the persons represented... It would be wholly inappropriate to a proceeding where
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"The statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Act of 1988 would come into play only after the initial demand is proved by the prosecution
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"What is contemplated by Section 19(1)(c) of the Act of 1988 is the grant of sanction by an authority competent to remove the concerned public
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"Spot where a lighter vehicle is found lying on a site map post-accident cannot be assumed to be the spot where the collision occurred, nor
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"Under Order XLI Rule 27(1)(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, an Appellate Court is empowered to take additional evidence on record if it
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"Sub-section (3) of Section 73 mandates that if there is short levy or a short payment of tax, then if prior to notice issued, the
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"Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC, being an order rendered at the threshold without any adjudication on the merits after trial,
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"Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC cannot curtail or extinguish the independent statutory obligation cast upon the Police under Section 154
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"[W]hile exercising its appellate jurisdiction, the High Court cannot act as a revisional court, particularly, when no appeal or revision has been filed either by
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"An agent cannot acquire, by implication, authority to do that which the principal has not authorised, or to undertake a liability which the governing statute does not
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"If the appointment itself is in infraction of the rules... it is an illegality. Such an illegality cannot be cured by resorting to the novel
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"[T]he State has discharged the heavy burden which lies upon it to prove that the method of hanging prescribed by Section 354(5) of the Code
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"[T]ime in public procurement, whether goods or services, is not just to be measured against the calendar for the purposes of limitation but as against
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"Good conduct and strength of character always lie in the choices one makes. The appellants chose to say 'NO' despite the categorical warning in the RPF
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"An arbitration clause cannot impose pre-deposit conditions so onerous as to render the right to sue, at the very threshold, illusory or nugatory. A stipulation
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"Registration may furnish a supporting circumstance regarding genuineness, but it does not dispense with proof of testamentary execution and attestation." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"The purpose behind Section 12 was not to freeze the other proceedings against the accused till proceedings under the Gangsters Act were concluded. The purpose was only
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"The right to speedy trial is not only the prerogative of the accused but is also a valuable right of the victim and any inordinate delay in
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"On the very same set of depositions, assigning similar roles to all the accused persons, either all should have been convicted or acquitted." Supreme Court,
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"As per the statement of Dr. Anil Damor (PW-2), no injury was found on the hand of the deceased as stated by Jetabai (PW-3) in
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"Section 31 does not postulate anything further to be done by the Collector. After giving his opinion under Section 31, the duties and powers of the Collector
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"It is trite law that a person who was living along with a woman according her the status of wife in public, is more than sufficient
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"It defies ordinary human reason and logic that an individual allegedly hounded out of service by threats would actively cooperate with the administrative machinery to
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"The provisions contained in the substituted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 confer status of coparcener on the daughter born before or after amendment,
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"Normal prudence demands that when any person gives confession, particularly, in a extra judicial confession, their signature should be obtained. However, the signature of the
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"The evidence on record clearly establishes that the deceased died due to electrocution because of the negligence of the staff of the defendants." Andhra Pradesh High Court,
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"... since the recoverable amount is less than 20 lakhs, the respondent No. 1 could not have proceeded against the petitioners under the SARFAESI Act."
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"An erroneous decree cannot be equated with a decree which is a nullity, which alone would render the decree inexecutable." Madras High Court in a
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"The imposition of tax liability at the quarterly rates after the vehicle ceased to be used on the road or kept for use, as contemplated under
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"A sale with a condition of retransfer is not a mortgage since the relationship of debtor and creditor does not exist and there is no
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"If the marriage has reached a stage where spouses are actively snooping on each other, that is in itself a symptom of a broken relationship
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"The appellant has pursued a course of inconsistent litigation by disputing the factum of his marriage rather than demonstrating any positive step towards the resumption
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"The unabated influx of heavy commercial quantities of psychotropic substances across international borders poses an existential threat to public health, national security, and the socio-economic fabric
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"An order of externment takes away the fundamental right of a citizen. Merely because crimes are pending against a person, he does not become a
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"The legislature in not excluding the co-operative banks in the second part has made such intention clear to grant the benefit to co-operative banks to remain
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"Constitutional rights cannot be eclipsed by parental authority, social morality or majoritarian sentiment. The liberty of an adult individual is inviolable, and any attempt to suppress
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"CWC has not followed the procedure in accordance with the Act of 2015 and have also not provided any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner
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"The maintenance case is the proceeding instituted under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, wherein the Court simply decides the issue of
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"The marked difference between Sub-section (1) and Sub-section (1-A) of Sec 176 Cr.P.C. is that the expression 'inquiry into the cause of death' found in
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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